CIFAR 2024 Azrieli Global Scholars Programme for International Researchers: (Deadline 30 october,2023)

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), a Canadian-based global organization, brings together more than 400 researchers from 16 countries who are pursuing answers to some of the most difficult challenges facing the world. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program provides funding and support to help early career researchers build networks and essential skills to position them as leaders and agents of change within academia and beyond.

About Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)

CIFAR is a Canadian-based global research organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity. … In 2017, the Government of Canada appointed CIFAR to develop and lead the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the world’s first national AI strategy.

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Programme

• Type Fellowship
• Organisation Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
• Country to study Canada
• School to study–
• Course to study Not specified
• State of Origin
• GenderMen and Women
• Application Deadline 30 October, 2023

Aim and Benefits of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Programme

Each CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar receives:

• A two-year term in a CIFAR research program, a global, interdisciplinary network of top-tier research leaders.
• $100,000 CAD in unrestricted research support
• Mentorship from a senior researcher within a CIFAR research program
• Opportunities to network, collaborate and form a community with peers from diverse disciplines across CIFAR’s research programs
• Specialized leadership and communication skills training, and support to put their skills into action, through participation in two cross-cohort annual meetings.

Requirements for CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Programme Qualification

• Applicants can be from anywhere in the world, but must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be within five years of their first full-time academic appointment.
• Scholars’ research interests must be aligned with the themes of an eligible CIFAR research program.

Interview date, Process and Venue for CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Programme

Timeline:

August 30, 2023

Call for applications opens.

October 30, 2023

Application deadline
11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -7)

By January 31, 2024

Shortlisted finalists are notified and invited to attend a virtual interview. All other applicants will be notified after the finalists have confirmed their attendance.

March 20-21, 2024

The Selection Committee interviews the shortlisted finalists via Zoom. Interviews are generally scheduled between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

By March 29, 2024

Finalists are notified of the competition results.

May 2024

CIFAR publicly announces the 2024 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars.

June 12-14, 2024 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars annual meetin

Application Deadline

October 30, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) on cifarportal.smapply.io to apply We invite applications from early-career research leaders who can engage with any of the following CIFAR research programs:

Future Flourishing
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
Humanity’s Urban Future
The Multiscale Human

For more details, visit CIFAR website.